Henry Von Ofterdingen: A Novel

By Novalis

Book Overview

A gem of German Romanticism, this literary landmark continues to enchant readers with its combination of poetic and fairy tale elements. The young hero of this unfinished experimental novel envisions... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881335746
• ISBN13: 9780881335743
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic!

This is one of my favorite Romantic novels. It is filled with amazing imagery, fairy tales and myths mutated into new forms, and a powerful dialectic. Sadly, the novel was never finished by Novalis, but it is definitely worth the read anyway. Much of this book is based on Novalis' (Friedrich von Hardenberg) own life. If you would like to read another great novel that deals with Novalis' life, look at Penelope Fitzgerald's The Blue Flower.

A Great Treasure

I had been looking for this book for awhile and I finally found it here. It is full of amazing imagery. This copy is in English in case the discription is unclear.